Another year is off to a start at the Prison Education Program! This year the PEP is excited to have its largest group of interns it has ever had–a whopping 14 in total to help us tackle our many projects and programs. To kick off the school year, our intern and professional staff team met to learn about the work the PEP does, to generate ideas for the year to come, and to start building community together.
The day consisted of lots ice breakers including a wagon wheel (one-on-one conversations between each intern) and sharing lunch together. We also had a thorough discussion of Sister Helen Prejean’s work Dead Man Walking and interns shared updates from summer projects. Lots of brainstorming for upcoming projects, outreach, fundraising, and events occurred throughout the day.
The PEP is looking forward to the year to come!
